The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is sponsoring Nonnie’s Kitchen: My Favorite Comfort Foods, featuring superb cook Martha Kothmann. Martha’s cooking demonstration will be on Friday, February 21 from 12:00-1:00 P.M. in the Stribling Room. She is sharing her Spanish roast recipe, that is “an easy-to-prepare dish but, oh, so delicious!” Martha says, “This versatile recipe can be served as a main meal with your favorite side dishes, then the following day made into a thick, h ...

The spring grant application deadline for Mason Community Foundation is Mon. March 3rd. Non-profit groups and organizations desiring funds for projects that benefit the Mason community may pick up an application at the Community Thrift Store. Please remember that we are in our new location-206 Moody St. (the old Post Office).

The Mason County Habitat for Humanity Affiliate will begin their family selection process soon. Mason County HFH President Paul Branch invites everyone who is interested in becoming a Habitat homeowner to come to a Family Selection Workshop where our community partners will help you complete the application process. Workshops are scheduled for March 18, 24 and April 1 at 6:00 pm at the Eckert Civic Center.
“At Mason County Habitat for Humanity, we believe everyone deserves a decent, affordab ...

Plans are progressing for this year’s Habitat for Humanity Spring Benefit! Mark your calendars now for Saturday, May 17, 2014! For years now, the Mason County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has been “helping people help themselves” by designing and building energy efficient, affordable housing. In fact, work has just begun on our newest Certified Green Home.

Sunday morning, my wife looked out the kitchen window and said, “There’s a squirrel in the back yard, if you want to practice.”
Unfortunately I didn’t have a Gamo Whisper Fusion Pro air rifle handy to shoot the squirrel with, so I had to pass. Shooting the squirrel with anything else would have produced a dead squirrel, but would not have been the kind of practice my wife was talking about.

The Mason Lions club met Tuesday, February 11th, for a regular weekly meeting. There were 31 members and four visitors in attendance. Among the visitors was one Mason High School senior, Elijah Dickerson.
Lion Melvin McCallum was responsible for the program and entertained us by playing his fiddle and telling some jokes.

It takes great effort on my part to have a clean car. When I do get it cleaned up, washed and vacuumed, I want it to stay that way. At least for thirty-five hours! However, the birds have a personal agenda for clean washed cars. Yep, they have a contest on who can dump on the exact parts of the windows, doors, hood and truck.

With my last article, we wrote the end of Erna as a trade center about 1946 when it all shut down about the same time and everyone went their ways at the end of WW2. The highway system was in progress as the highway was changed and paved in 1943 and this eliminated the bogs and sand beds and most of all, the nails and staples causing a flat tire every trip one made and we all missed the rub board road of the past..
The original highway designation for the road when the state took control was H ...

Have you heard the rumor about antiperspirants or deodorants causing breast cancer? Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas would like to put your mind at ease regarding this false claim – antiperspirants do NOT cause breast cancer.
Researchers from both the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S.

Chronic inflammation is a common symptom in most degenerative diseases. These include certain types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, chronic obesity, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Inflammation is a natural response of the body to injury. Think of inflammation in relation to the swelling around a sprained ankle.

Jesus said: Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill. (Matt.5:17) Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10)
Ella Mae Hall will celebrate her birthday Feb. 22nd and both Jennifer Hitzfelder and Vondell Jordan will celebrate birthdays on Feb.

If you haven’t called to register for Nonnie’s Kitchen: My Favorite Comfort Foods, be sure to do so soon—the class is limited to ten people. Martha Kothmann is our “chef,” and she is preparing a Spanish roast for her demonstration and tasting luncheon. Participants will also get recipes for three more dishes based on the roast.

So far as I know, none of my elementary schoolmates made it to the Metropolitan Opera—unless as a member of the audience, usher staff or clean-up crew.
On balance, our highest musical aspirations might have justified our inclusion in church choirs, but without expectation to be chosen for solos. When Christmas pageant time rolled around, we risked minimal embarrassment by shooting for silent roles—perhaps as shepherds.
Donning masquerades as camels might best have fit our ability—front ...

Primrose.
Flower of February.
And a powerful flower at that.
If we have less than 13 primroses in our first spring posy, our hens will have less than 13 chicks.
That’s one belief.
So if you make that posy a big ‘un, you’ll be in the chicken business.
Posy.
Now there’s a word you don’t come across every day.
And a primrose posy is about as common as hen’s teeth too.
But much prettier.
The Welsh traditionally believed it was bad luck for a primrose to flower before June.

Mason County residents are blessed with long lives. During those lives, which are very blessed with adventures and activities that make those lives full and happy, the folks are able to amass a lifetime of memories.
Those same people have worked at their jobs for a lifetime. They have saved and scrimped and invested and squirreled away money, all so that in those later years, they would have enough income to enjoy their golden years in a manner to which they've become accustomed.

A Health and Wellness Program Offered by the Wesley Nurse Health Ministries™
The Wesley Nurse at First United Methodist Church invites you to take part in the rescheduled Lunch ‘N Learn program on Health Aging open to all citizens in the Mason area. (Due to illness, the first offering of this program was cancelled.) According to research, the older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as it was in 2000.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) will hold a town hall meeting at the Mason County Library, 410 Post Hill Street, Mason, Texas from 8:30 – 9:30 am on Friday, February 21, 2014.
The town hall is open to members of the media and the public.
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting
WHO: U.S.

Home Health of MKM's team will be having several fundraisers and upcoming events. We greatly appreciate and accept donations for raffle itmes!
We plan on having a pinto bean cook-off in April with live music, washer pitching contest, cake walk, silent auction, etc.... More information and details will follow. Mark your calendar!
Our first raffle is a beautiful Mason County topaz donated by Andy & Jana McBee.

A Health and Wellness Program Offered by the Wesley Nurse Health Ministries™
The Wesley Nurse at First United Methodist Church invites you to a Lunch ‘N Learn program: The Heart of the Matter. This program is free of charge & open to all citizens in the Mason area. The focus of the program will be heart health for men & women.

The Hilda Community Club will meet Friday, February 21st at 6:30 p.m. Hosts are Eugene & Judy Zela. They will be serving vegetable soup. Please bring a side dish or dessert.
Our guest speaker will be Margaret Durst, who along with her husband Jeff, own The Green House on Hwy. 87 just south of the town square.

It’s that time again! Time to sign up for the trip of a lifetime to Washington, DC. We will be traveling June 12-15,2015. If you are attending Brady, Mason, Lohn, Rochelle, Harper or home schooled and you are presently in the 6th or 7th grade you are welcome to come join us.

San Antonio –The Grand Champion Market Lamb Drive was held February 13 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
Kirsten Allen of Mason, Texas, received a $10,000 scholarship and was named Reserve Champion Finewool Cross. She is a member of Mason County 4-H and enjoys basketball, tennis and cheer.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - STRAN STULTZ, a 4-H member from MASON COUNTY, exhibited the RESERVE CHAMPION FINE WOOL CROSS in the Junior WETHER LAMB Show at the 2014 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on FEBRUARY 2. The 2014 Show hosted nearly 10,000 junior exhibitors from across Texas, competing for prizes and $107,885.00 in premiums.
STULTZ, also exhibited the CHAMPION FINE WOOL in the Junior WETHER LAMB Show at the 2014 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on FEBRUARY 2.

HOPE
Hope is a 3 year old Boxer/Basset/Pit Bull who is spayed, and current on her vaccinations. Hope has been an absolute joy to her foster family. She loves spending her day curled up on the couch or in a sunny spot on the porch. Hope is great with other dogs, and loves to have some play time out in the yard.

San Antonio –The Grand Champion Market Goat Drive was held February 13 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
Kirsten Shaw of Mason, Texas, took home a $10,000 scholarship for being the Heavy Weight Grand Champion. Shaw is a member of Mason County 4-H and enjoys playing softball, being 4-H Vice President and being involved in FFA.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - SIERRA MARTIN, a 4-H member from MASON COUNTY, exhibited the 1ST PLACE MEDIUM WEIGHT FINE WOOL CROSS in the Junior WETHER LAMB Show at the 2014 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on FEBRUARY 2. The 2014 Show hosted nearly 10,000 junior exhibitors from across Texas, competing for prizes and $107,885.00 in premiums.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - KIRSTEN SHAW, a FFA member from MASON, exhibited the 1ST PLACE HEAVEY WEIGHT in the Junior WETHER GOAT Show at the 2014 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on FEBRUARY 2. The 2014 Show hosted nearly 10,000 junior exhibitors from across Texas, competing for prizes and $107,885.00 in premiums.
Since 1896, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has remained a prominent event in the livestock industry.

February 12, 2014 (FHTNC)--Navy Seaman John W. Rocha, son of John P. Rocha of Austin, Texas and Tammy Gardner of Mason, Texas, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Rocha completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety.

Ellie Blair, daughter of Michele and Paul Smith was accepted into the study-abroad program at Texas State University and is currently studying International Business in Mosbach, Germany. Ellie has made the Deans List at Texas State University for the last 2 years, will graduate in December 2014 and plans to continue her education towards her Masters.

The City of Mason will be holding a City Election, Saturday, May 10, 2014. City positions up for election this year are: Mayor At - Large, City Commissioner District 1 and City Commissioner District 3. Residents of the City of Mason who desire to place their name on the ballot for one of these positions may do so beginning Thursday, January 29, 2014 until Friday, February 28, 2014.

Fredericksburg, TX – February 13, 2014 - Auditions for FTC’s Summer Musical Les Misérables will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3rd, 4th and 5th, at 7pm at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater located at 1668 Highway 87 South in Fredericksburg. All roles are available for audition. Auditioners are encouraged to attend Monday’s audition if at all possible.

The Mason Community Choir will begin rehearsals on Monday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the St. Paul Lutheran Church Sanctuary.
The cantata is planned for Palm Sunday evening at St. Paul. All who enjoy singing are invited to join!
For more information contact Lynn Reichenau, 347-5608, haymakers@verizon.net. If you know you will be participating, please let Lynn know asap so that music can be ordered.

(Kerrville, Tx) The unmatched sound of Karen and Richard Carpenter will be celebrated on the stage of Kerrville’s Cailloux Theater when singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band present “Close to You: the Music of The Carpenters” on Friday, February 28th at 7:30 p.m.
Considered one of the best vocalists of all time, Karen Carpenter captured the attention of a generation with her unabashedly catchy pop music.

Bilingual representatives from the Disability Connections Resource Center of San Angelo will be available free of charge at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library on Wednesday, February 19, from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Anyone with questions about the Health Insurance Marketplace or needing help applying online may attend.

Jim Underwood, rancher, teacher, friend, devoted husband, father and grandfather, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, near Lago Vista, Texas. He and his wife Cookie had temporarily moved to Lago Vista to be near their son while he battled ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
James Weldon Underwood was born at his family’s home in Grit, Mason County, Texas to John James Underwood and Irlene Elizabeth McWilliams Underwood on September 20th, 1938.

The 2014 golf season started out on slippery slopes. The first two dates were canceled due to icy weather conditions and the schools to the North/Northwest had to drop out. This made for a very small field. Joining us this year were Brackett and Christoval.
Christoval captured first place for both boys and girls tournaments.

Mason has long been known for producing top tennisplayers. It is also known for hosting some of the best tournaments in the state. This year will be no exception.
Last weekend, Mason hosted the Puncher Shootout Tournament. This was an eight team tournament that guaranteed each player four matches. Teams that played this week in order of the way they finished were Abilene High, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Marble Falls, Midland Christian, San Angelo Central tied with Mason, and Junction.
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Mason Youth Baseball has made the change to Mason Youth Baseball Little League® for the 2014 season! There are lots of new changes on the horizon for us! Mason hasn’t been involved in the Little League® Organization since 2002.
The move to Little League® was made for many reasons, but, as with all decisions our board makes, the ultimate deciding factor was for our children.

The 2nd Annual Lee Graham Relays will be March 15th.
Field events will begin at 10 a.m. and the running finals will begin at approximately 2 p.m.; or, 1 hour after field events are over.
Anyone interested in working the meet can contact Coach Burns at 325.347.1122 ext 229. Hope to see you at the track.